2025 - 2026 Workshops
October 14, 2025 12:45p – 3:45p
October 15, 2025 9:30a - 3:45p
Kathy Forzley
“Felted Crossbody Bag: Surface Design and Dimension Using Prefelts”
Workshop Fee - $
Participants will make a felted crossbody bag that incorporates handmade prefelts and nuno prefelts as surface design. It will give participants the experience of creating a 3-D shape using a resist and learning how to make and incorporate prefelts and nuno prefelts in a finished bag.
Participants can choose the color of the body of their bag. Choice of black, grey, burgundy, blue, or mossy green must be made by mid-August.
Supply List
Kit Fee: $20
Students are asked to bring the following items:
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Notebook, pen and black Sharpie marker
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Blue painter's tape or color masking tape
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10 to 12 plastic shopping bags to use for stuffing your finished bag
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2-gallon pail or bucket
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Small pair of sharp embroidery scissors AND a larger pair of sewing scissors
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Small inexpensive wire pet brush without rubber tips on bristles (available at Dollar Tree)
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2 or 3 OLD bath towels or beach towels (thin flat ones work best)
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2 OLD hand towels
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Bar of olive oil soap
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Ball brause or watering device if you have one (instructor will bring extras)
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Decorative button approximately 1.0 to 1.5 inches (if you want to add a button to your bag)
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Small felted, partially felted or nuno felted pieces or items to cut up and "upcycle" (optional)
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Small off-cuts (approximately 6 in. x 12 in. or smaller) of lightweight silk fabrics in prints &/or solids including silk chiffon, silk gauze, silk paj, lightweight silk habotai and/or hand dyed cotton gauze (optional). No polyester or nylon fabrics.
This is a great project to use up scraps of commercial fabric, hand dyed fabrics or "upcycled" thrift store garments. Make sure to check the fiber content label for 100% silk. If the label is missing don't buy it unless you plan to do a
"burn test" at home. AVOID "crinkle chiffons" as they don't work well for this technique. Fashion Fabrics Club is a
good online source for silk chiffon at reasonable prices and sells fabrics in¼ yard increments. The instructor will
also bring a limited selection of off-cuts and upcycled fabrics for students to use for this project.
Additional items needed (to share):
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3 or 4 accordion drying racks
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3 or 4 ironing boards and steam irons
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Bed risers for folding tables if you have them
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NO sanders or power tools please!
All rolling equipment, watering devices, plastic resists, bubble wrap, dish soap, etc. will be provided by the
instructor for students to use during the workshop. Wool fiber, paracord strap and miscellaneous supplies for the
workshop will be included in the student materials kit. Students are asked to pre-select from the following color
choices for the body of the bag when they register for the class (selection needed by July 1, 2025). Note: colors
may differ slightly from samples provided.
Updated supply lists will be sent to participants prior to the workshop.
November 11, 2024 12:45p – 3:45p
Fired and Fused
“Glass Fusion”
Workshop Fee - $
Design your own fused glass piece in the shape of a votive holder, a 6” square dish or bowl, or a 4”x8” dish. A variety of colors will be available for the background. There will also be a wide assortment of glass pieces to choose from to develop your own design on the base piece; “strings” of glass, colored “dots” and “buttons”, flat shapes that are named for the pasta they resemble (fettuccine and angel hair), and various sizes of crushed glass to be used as accents.
Participants will learn how to use glass cutters to make smaller colored pieces that can be arranged to create your unique pattern, and how to glue the pieces in place for the trip back to the shop to be Fired and Fused! Finished pieces can be picked up at the December meeting.
*** For an extra $20, you can make an 8” square plate, dish, or bowl.
Supply List
Kit Fee: $
TBD
Updated supply lists will be sent to participants prior to the workshop.
January 13, 2026 1:00p - 4:00p via Zoom
Catherine Redford
“Hand Beading on Fabric”
Workshop Fee - $
Add some sparkle and dimension to your work as you learn how to attach beads so they won’t fall off! Participants will work on small pre-made postcard sized quilts and try seed stitch, beaded back stitch, couching, stacks, and fringes. We’ll learn the best ways to sew bugle beads and finish with elegant edge techniques including moss stitch, picots, wrapping, and artful arches.
Supply List
Kit Fee: $
TBD
Updated supply lists will be sent to participants prior to the workshop.
February 10, 2026 12:45p – 3:45p via Zoom
February 11, 2026 9:30a - 3:30pm via Zoom
Margarita Korioth
“Whispers of Layers: Paper and Cloth”
Workshop Fee - $
Participants will create layered mixed-media art by blending Margarita’s instant paper-cloth technique with fibers, lettering on sheers and cheesecloth, and recycled papers. Designs will then be brought to life with embroidery stitching and hand-lettered messages that add texture and personal meaning to each piece. Each participant will work in two art pieces.
Supply List
Student should bring:
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Cut out paper clippings from 10-15 pages with diverse shapes and fonts. Must have LIGHT COLORED BACKGROUND. * read below*
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SF 101 shape-flex fusible interfacing by Pellon (no substitutions) TWO 11” by 10”
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SIX 11” by 10” doble sided paperless fusible web #807 by Pellon or Misty fuse
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TWO Bleached white cheesecloth 12” by 11”
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TWO 11” by 10” white tissue paper (plain, no designs)
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TWO 11” by 10” easy pattern #830 by pellon
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THREE 8 by 10 tracing paper or vellum
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TWO freezer paper 12” by 12”
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ONE single layer cheesecloth 10” by 10”
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ONE organza (polyester, silk) 10” by 10”
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TWO *light* paper backed fusible web (wonder under #805 – flexi-fuse)
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FLUID matte medium
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Sponge brushes
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Sharpie markers (I like to use black color)
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Acrylic markers
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Black and colorful embroidery threads, size 12 and 28 weight for paper design and 8 weight for background (optional)
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Short sashiko needles by Tulip (my preference) or embroidery needles 3-9 sizes
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Needle threader
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Small paintbrush, such as ¼ flat paintbrush
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Paper scissors
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Basic sewing supplies you like to use for handwork
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Paint: NeocolorII watersoluble wax pastels- artist crayons, Inktense blocks, Inktense pencils or watercolors
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Clear Aloe vera gel unscented
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Parchment paper 12” by 15” (two pieces) please check that is non-stick
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Water resistant black pen (such as Sharpie pen, Zig pen or another brand but must be water resistant)
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Small containers such as empty yogurt cup or small dish for aloe vera gel and water
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Pencil
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Small ruler
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One old machine needle number 90 or number 100
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Paper towels
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Optional: 5” by 5” tulle (could be orange or light blue or light green or any other light colored tulle you have)
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Optional: thin textured yarn like this or similar
What Printed Materials to Choose
What works: magazine clippings (light background; thin pages such as: people magazine, AARP, cooking, etc); book pages (thin orphan pages); musical sheets *try to find different fonts if possible*
What doesn’t work: magazine covers, thick map pages; sales receipts; newspapers
Updated supply lists will be sent to participants prior to the workshop.
March 10, 2026 12:45p – 3:45p
March 11, 2026 9:30a – 3:45p
Phyllis Cullen
“Layered Portraits”
Workshop Fee - $
Amaze your friends and family with this layered portrait technique! Participants will learn how to manipulate photos and how to draw contour quilting lines. Phyllis will create a custom pattern for each student based on a photo emailed to her in advance and participants will create a fused fabric portrait from their own photo ready - for quilting. Very fast workers may get to the quilting in class as well.
As a participant in the class: If you have a selection of photos, you may email them all to Phyllis, she will help you choose, and then you will get a pattern in class.
Anyone who does not send a photo to Phyllis will be able to choose from a selection of her photos (Ben Franklin, Johnny Cash, Einstein, Elvis, or whoever she feels also like printing out at the time). You can also request a photo that you see on the PORTFOLIO page.
Supply List
There are two main tasks that you need to work on and get to Phyllis by the end of January.
These tasks are 1 - providing me with portrait photos ahead of time so I can posterize them for you; and 2 - providing me with pictures of your fabric selections so that I can work with you to get the appropriate values of fabrics for your layered portraits. For those of you who have my book It’s All About the Face: Quilted Fabric Portraits there are two specific chapters that will assist you with these tasks. These are Chapter 3 – Take Your Best Shot, and Chapter 5 – Values in Fabrics.
Photos
For the photos, I would like you to email to me three possible photos of one individual head and shoulders lit from the front, or side-front, preferably not taken with a flash. The photo must be of good resolution, and I can also crop the face from a larger photo if the resolution is good enough (enough megapixels). Self-portraits and adults are easiest to do, and babies are harder. Animal faces are acceptable.
You can advise me of your priority for these, but I will choose the best one to posterize into a custom pattern for you, or I may ask you to send another one. If you are unable to do this in advance, then I will have some of my own patterns available in the class, but I think most of you would like to work on your own chosen portrait. I will go over the process of how to posterize photos in the class but as there will not be time for you to do it prior to class, I will make your customized patterns for you. Once I have provided you with your customized pattern, you need to decide what size you want to make your layered portrait. 8-inch x 10 inch is smaller so there is a little less cutting but sometimes the tiny pieces are harder. If you can get 9-inch x 12 inch or 12 x16 enlargements made this is ideal. You will need to get 4 copies of your pattern made and bring one copy of your reference photo which can be 8 x 10 as it will be used for reference purposes only. Have the patterns printed on light copy paper, NOT on photo paper!
Fabrics
You need to choose 5 pieces of tone-on tone-or batik fabrics in five values (light, medium light, medium, medium dark, and dark) of one color or closely related colors. If you choose a variety of colors, choose warm colors (pinks, reds, oranges, yellows, tans) for the lighter values and cool colors for the dark. Avoid absolute solids except that the darkest fabric can be solid black, navy, burgundy, forest green, etc. Avoid prints with white combined with a dark design. Your fabrics will need to be an inch or so larger all around than your pattern.
If you choose to have me provide a kit, I will ask you if you want sepia tones, more or less realistic fabrics, more fun fabrics, or really fun fabrics. You will discuss this with me by email. You will put misty fuse on the backs of all but the very lightest fabric piece. If you do not have access to misty fuse, wait until class where the instructor will have some available for you. Do not substitute other fusibles, please!
You will use repositionable spray adhesive, like 505, to temporarily adhere each pattern piece to the fronts of the same fabrics that you put misty fuse on the back of the lightest fabric that has neither misty fuse nor pattern piece. If you are unsure of these instructions, we can do this part in class.
You will need 2 colors of sharpies, comfortable scissors with a sharp point, ruler, small rotary cutter or craft knife, mat, and (on day two) a sewing machine, background fabric, batting, and backing. Free motion foot and thin thread matching the lightest fabric.
Updated supply lists will be sent to participants prior to the workshop.
April 14, 2026 12:45p – 3:45p
April 15, 2026 9:30a – 3:30p
Michelle Detering
“Watercolor Revisited and Explored”
Workshop Fee - $
Join Artist Michelle Detering for a second workshop exploring the world of watercolor! The focus will be on beginner and advanced watercolor techniques, exploring the process of combining watercolor with fiber and thread to create unique artworks. Covered in the workshop will be watercolor basics (refresher) and experimentation with watercolor paint, using watercolor and ink on fiber, and stitching on watercolor paper. For a final project in the workshop, students will be assembling watercolor paper, fabric, and thread to create butterfly and botanical art.
Supply List
Kit Fee: $20 (optional)
Kit includes:
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Palette with watercolor paints
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Watercolor brush
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140lb watercolor papers for the various projects
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Scrap watercolor paper for practice
Student Supply List
All supplies needed for the class are included in the kit. If you do not wish to purchase the kit, please bring all the materials included in the kit.
Updated supply lists will be sent to participants prior to the workshop.
May 12, 2026 12:45p – 3:45p
May 13, 2026 9:30a – 3:45p
Karen Turckes
“Altering Fabric for Collage”
Workshop Fee - $
Embrace the Japanese concept of Wabi-Sabi – the aesthetics of finding beauty in the imperfection. Using a variety of fabrics (sheers, textures, solids) and paper, students will deconstruct, reconstruct, and alter pieces in preparation for two 5”x7” canvas collages. Methods used are layering fabric fragments, hand stitching, mark making, abrading, and dissolving. Application of Plaster of Paris, Crackle Paste, Paper Clay, and Encaustic Wax will add a new dimension.
Supply List
Kit Fee - $20
Kit includes:
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Two (2) canvasses and other supplies needed
Student Supply List:
Other than the matte gel medium, you should not have to go out and buy anything. Just bring what you have. If you have a lot, bring extra and we can share. If you don’t have everything, we will make do.
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Matte gel medium – small jar
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About a 1” brush (not your best)
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Scissors
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Pins
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Wax paper
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Pointed skewer
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Black Sharpie
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Optional: Found object - shell, sea glass, stone, bark, stick, seed pod, pinecone, etc.
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Optional: Tea bags – used, dried, and flattened
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Fabrics: Karen will supply silk organza, cheese cloth, and cotton-poly voile. You need to bring any sheer or textured fabric that you have at home. For example - Harem cloth and cotton lawn. And cotton fabrics in neutral colors of beiges, grays and white. Have a variety of values from dark to light of the beige and grays. If you wish to use color, bring the color in a variety of values. Double weave (often found in antique textiles) is also an option. Print fabrics are not for this project. Mottled or plain or hand dyed are great. Bring small pieces. Like about 5” by 7”. This is a small project, so we do not need to be overwhelmed by too much fabric.
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Threads: perle cottons (sizes 5, 8 and 12) in black and white as well as any neutrals and colors you have; and floss.
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Miscellaneous: strings, raffia, wax threads, torn selvages, etc.
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Sewing needles that accommodate your threads.
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Two (2) background fabrics, 7” by 9” in neutral color, t cover your 5” by 7” canvas. Not much of tis will show in the end, but it is a nice background start, especially when using sheers.
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Bring a plastic container that will hold water and fabric will lay flat in it.
Homework:
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With white thread, stitch a grid ½” apart, on a piece of paper. This can be on rice paper, packing paper, blank newsprint, or drawing paper. This only needs to be about 6” by 6.”
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On a sheer fabric of any kind, free-motion-stitch connecting circles. See diagram below. I find stitching in black or a dark color is most effective. If you cannot free-motion do not worry. Karen will bring some extra pieces to share.
Updated supply lists will be sent to participants prior to the workshop.